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896 ACUS01 KWNS 300552 SWODY1 SPC AC 300551 Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1251 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 Valid 301200Z - 311200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... A few strong thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the southern and central Plains today, but any severe potential should remain low. ...DISCUSSION... Flow at mid-levels will remain northwesterly over the top of a moist airmass today in the southern and central Plains. A weak upslope flow regime will be in place to the east of a surface trough over eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. As surface temperatures warm during the day across this airmass, scattered thunderstorms will develop. Isolated storms may form near the surface trough and instability axis, with increased convective coverage further to the east in the less unstable air. A few strong storms will be possible in areas where convection is co-located with maximized instability. However, lapse rates will be weak suggesting that the severe potential will remain low in the southern and central Plains today. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., no severe threat is expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Thornton.. 08/30/2025 $$